Insulated garment



J. DATLOF A ril 22, .1958

INSULAT ED GARMENT Filed Aug. 14, 1957 INVENTOR.

JOSEPH DATLOF 53%; ATTORNEYS United States Patent O 2,831,198 INSULATEDGARMENT Joseph Datlof, Havertown, Pa., assignor to Shelley SportswearCo., Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania ApplicationAugust 14, 1957, Serial No. 678,198

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-272) My invention relates to a garment and, moreparticularly, relates to an insulated garment wherein batting is sewnbetween the outer fabric and inner lining of outer wearing apparel suchas coats, jackets or trousers.

The usual practice in the fabrication of outer garments, in order torender them warmer and more resistant to wind, was to incorporate asingle batting of substantial thickness between the outer fabric and theinner lining of the coat, jacket or trousers. This single batting, inthe past, was relatively thick and was sewn or attached to either theouter fabric or the inner lining to produce an unshapely garment whichwas cumbersome and did not aflford maximum insulation to the user tocold and wind.

It, therefore, is an object of my invention to provide a light weightinsulated garment wherein a plurality of thin battings are employed inface to face unsecured abutment with an air space therebetween.

Another object of my invention is to provide an insulated garmentwherein a very light weight batting is utilized to enable the wearer tobe more comfortable.

Another object of my invention is to provide a light weight insulatedgarment wherein a plurality of air pockets are formed by sewing layersof batting in staggered spaced lines to give the wearer the illusion ofa quilted insulation.

Another object of my invention is to provide a light weight insulatedgarment wherein a layer of batting is sewn to the interior of the outerfabric and a second layer of batting sewn to the exterior of the innerlining, the two layers of batting being arranged face to face andunattached to each other with an air space therebetween.

Other objects of my invention are to provide an improved device of thecharacter described, that is easily and economically produced, which issturdy in construction, and which is highly efiicient in operation.

With the above and related objects in view, my invention consists in thedetails of construction and combination of parts, as will be more fullyunderstood from the following description, when read in conjunction withthe accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a front perspective view, and partly exploded, of an insulatedgarment embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a front perspective view of a jacket showing layers ofconstruction partially exploded.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view, and partly exploded, of a pair of trousersmade in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view taken along lines 4-4 of Fig.2.

Any suitable wearing apparel may be made in accordance with thisinvention, but it is particularly applicable to jackets, trousers or topor outer coats for either military use or for mens or womens civilianuse where warmth and wind resistance are desired.

Referring now in greater detail to the drawing in which 2,831,198Patented Apr. 22,1958

"ice I similar reference characters refer to similar parts, I show aninsulated garment comprising anouter fabric, generally designated as A,an inner lining, generally designated as B, and a plurality of layers ofinsulated batting, generally designated as C1 and C2 respectively.

Both the outer fabric A and inner lining B are of conventionalconstruction and although the preferred material is nylon, they may alsoeither be wool, cotton or other synthetic or the like, and the manner oftheir cutting or configuration is similar in all respects to aconventional garment. However, it is in the manner of attachment of thebatting insulation wherein my invention resides and the insulation thatI prefer to use to provide light weight qualities are two (2) or four(4) ounce sheets of dacron fibrefill batting. The batting C1 is sewn tothe outer fabric A by a plurality of lines of stitching 12 which arespaced in substantially parallel lines to define an air pocket 16 withthe batting C1 and the outer fabric A. The layer of dacron fibrefillbatting C2 is sewn to the lining B by a plurality of lines of stitching14 which are spaced from each other, the lines of stitching 14,.14together with the batting C2 and the inner fabric lining B define alongitudinally extending air pocket 18. It is to be observed that thelines of stitching 12 and 14 are respectively staggered from one anotherso that abutting lines of stitching are avoided. It is thereby seen thata plurality of longitudinally extending air pockets 16 which are definedas exterior pockets because of their location are formed.

between the batting C1 and the outer layer A intermediate adjacent linesof stitching 12. A plurality of longitudinally extending pockets 18which are termed as interior pockets because of their location, areformed between the lines of stitching 14 and the batting C2 and theinner lining B. These staggered pockets of air give the sensation of aquilted construction and also give the sensation of bulk as the resultof the layer of air trapped between the batting CI and the batting C2.The quilted arrangement results from the air space 20 between the twolayers of batting C1 and C2 which are brought together in unsecuredrelationship and the lateral staggering of the longitudinal exteriorpockets 16 with respect to the longitudinal extending interior pockets18.

It is to be noted that the inner lining B is sewn to the outer fabric Aabout the peripheral edges 22 thereof in a customary fashion andappendages such as sleeves are fabricated with the batting therebetweenprior to assembly to the body of the garment.

The air pockets 16 and 18 are created by virtue of the length of battingbetween adjacent stitches, namely 12, 12 and 14, 14 respectively (seeFigs. 2, 3 and 4), and the fact that the length of batting between theadjacent stitches is greater than the length of outer fabric A and Bbetween the respective adjacent stitches 12, 12 and 14, 14.

The use of dual layers of dacron fibrefill sewn respecv tively' to theouter fabric and inner lining produces greatly enhanced warmth impartingproperties and resistance to wind with no added expense and withoutimpairment of flexibility.

Although my invention has been described in considerable detail, suchdescription is intended as being illustrative rather than limiting,since the invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of theinvention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim as my invention:

An insulated garment comprising an outer fabric and outer batting, aplurality of spaced lines of stitching securing said batting to saidouter fabric, the length of batting between adjacent stitches beinggreater than the length of outer fabric between said stitches anddefining a plurality of pockets intermediate said adjacent lines, ofstitching, an inner fabric lining, a second layer of batting, and aplurality of spaced lines of stitching securing said second layer ofbatting to said inner lining, the length of said second layer of battingbetween adjacent lines of stitching being greater than the length of theinner fabric lining, and defining interior pockets intermediate saidadjacent lines of stitching, the said inner fabric and said second layerof batting being superposed with the layers of batting in face to facerelationship so as to stagger the exterior and interior pockets, and thesaid outer fabric and said inner lining being peripherally secured toone another.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,064,458 Bulpit et al Dec. 15, 1936 2,379,416 Clark July 3, 19452,464,380 Daiber Mar. 15, 1949 2,540,331 Hlavaty Feb. 6, 1951 2,684,337Frederick July 20, 1954

